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Instant Payment Notification Manual

Variable Value Description

pending_reason

This variable is set only if payment_status = Pending.

“address” The payment is pending because your

customer did not include a confirmed

shipping address and you, the merchant,

have your Payment Receiving Preferences

set such that you want to manually accept

or deny each of these payments. To change

your preference, go to the Preferences

section of your Profile.

“echeck” The payment is pending because it was made

by an eCheck, which has not yet cleared.

“intl” The payment is pending because you, the

merchant, hold a non-U.S. account and do

not have a withdrawal method. You must

manually accept or deny this payment from

your Account Overview.

“multi_currency” You do not have a balance in the currency

sent, and you do not have your Payment

Receiving Preferences set to automatically

convert and accept this payment. You must

manually accept or deny this payment.

“unilateral” The payment is pending because it was made

to an email address that is not yet registered

or confirmed.

“upgrade” The payment is pending because it was made

via credit card and you, the merchant, must

upgrade your account to Business or Premier

status in order to receive the funds. You

could also get this status because you, the

merchant, have reached the monthly limit for

transactions on your account.

“verify” The payment is pending because you, the

merchant, are not yet Verified. You must

verify your account before you can accept

this payment.

“other” The payment is pending for a reason

other than those listed above. For more

information, contact customer service

at https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/

webscr?cmd=_contact-general.